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  • The Seat of the Scornful

  • By: John Dickson Carr
  • Narrated by: Kris Dyer
  • Length: 8 hrs and 39 mins
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By: John Dickson Carr
Narrated by: Kris Dyer
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Summary

When the police arrive at the holiday bungalow of the haughty Justice Ireton to find a man killed by gunshot and the high court judge brandishing a pistol, the case seems as straightforward as it is scandalous. Yet, with the incongruous assemblage of physical evidence, the judge's denial of any participation in the crime and the recent events of his daughter's love life combined, the deceptively simple case is soon steeped in complexity.

At a loss in the bizarre circumstances, the local force calls in the larger-than-life sleuth Dr Gideon Fell, who just the previous day had been contending with Ireton's intellect over a game of chess. With Fell and the judge now facing off as detective and suspect, a new battle of wits begins in this fiendishly plotted masterclass of the mystery genre, first published in 1942.
©1942 The Estate of Clarice M. Carr (P)2022 Soundings
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An interesting story but marred by the narration

I found the story interesting. But the narrator destroyed my enjoyment of the puzzle. Particularly the voice given to the Judge it really didn't fit his character.
Well I did listen to the end, but did it enjoy the performance. Disappointed.

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Mostly excellent

Great performance as always from Kris Dyer. Excellent story, very involving, but an odd moral choice by the author near the end.

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